Socioeconomic status and obesity.

By L. McLaren. Epidemiologic Reviews, 2007

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Is Fat a Feminist Issue? Exploring the Gendered Nature of Weight Bias (2012, background): “A reduction of opportunities in the domainsofemployment, education and marital relationships has a substantial impact on awoman’s economic opportunitiesin life.While there has long been recognition of the inverse relationships between women’s weight and socioeconomic status (most particularly in the”
Psychological Perspectives on Pathways Linking Socioeconomic Status and Physical Health (2011, background): “…a similar social patterning of risk factor differences, e.g., the more salient association between SES and obesity in adult women than in men (McLaren 2007), resulting in a larger SES– CVD or SES– diabetes association, and a stronger contribution of smoking-related deaths to educational–…”
The global childhood obesity epidemic and the association between socio-economic status and childhood obesity (2012, background): “Meanwhile, the presence of obesity may infl uence SES as well (Stunkard, 1996).”
Nutrition, Religion, and Widowhood in Nigeria (2018, positive): “…20 to 35 percent of Nigerians are overweight, while 8 to 22 percent are obese (Chukwuonye et al. 2013).12 Importantly, while socio-economic status is negatively associated with obesity in developed countries, this association is usually found to be positive in developing countries (McLaren, 2007).”
Australian Dietary Guidelines (2006, background): “These changes all promote excess weight gain by fostering consumption of energy-dense and relatively nutrient-poor foods and/or reduced physical activity [726, 735-738].”
Clinical characteristics and day-90 outcomes of 4244 critically ill adults with COVID-19: a prospective cohort study (2020, background): “Obesity may also be a marker of poorer baseline health conditions since it is frequently associated with a lower socio-economic status [34].”
Socioeconomic Disparities in Health Behaviors (2010, background): “Research suggests a socioeconomic gradient in diet for more developed countries that results in lower weights for the most well-off (McLaren 2007).”
Built environments and obesity in disadvantaged populations. (2009, background): “) There is also a strong socioeconomic gradient in overweight and obesity; again, the patterns are complex (5, 6, 25, 26).”
Obesity and socioeconomic status in developing countries: a systematic review (2012, background): “We also examine in this section how the association between SES and obesity varies by either the countries’ GNI per capita or their HDI.”
A review of the association between obesity and cognitive function across the lifespan: implications for novel approaches to prevention and treatment (2011, background): “A recent review article on socioeconomic status and obesity (55) also found this.”